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  2. Depot - Wikipedia

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    Train depot or train shed, a place where locomotives and rolling stock are sheltered and maintained when not it use; Bus depot or bus garage, a place where buses are sheltered and maintained when not in use Bus station, whose name can include the word depot, because a bus depot or garage can be, or previously was, a bus stop or terminal

  3. Depot injection - Wikipedia

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    A depot injection, also known as a long-acting injectable (LAI), is a term for an injection formulation of a medication which releases slowly over time to permit less frequent administration of a medication.

  4. Medroxyprogesterone acetate - Wikipedia

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    Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), also known as depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) in injectable form and sold under the brand name Depo-Provera among others, is a hormonal medication of the progestin type. [10] [4] It is used as a method of birth control and as a part of menopausal hormone therapy.

  5. Replacement depot - Wikipedia

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    A replacement depot in United States military terminology is a unit containing reserves or replacements for large front-line formations, such as field armies. As such, the term refers to formations similar to, but larger than, march battalions in other countries.

  6. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    suite of rooms set aside for a particular person (rare), usu. rented housing unit in a larger building implying luxury (In other words, a narrower definition than the US.) (Overlapping with the rare usage in reference to stately homes or historic properties which have been converted into residential units.)

  7. Train station - Wikipedia

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    Train station is the terminology typically used in the U.S. [3] In Europe, the terms train station and railway station are both commonly used, with railroad being obsolete. [4] [5] [6] In British Commonwealth usage, where railway station is the traditional term, the word station is commonly understood to mean a railway station unless otherwise specified.

  8. Oil terminal - Wikipedia

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    The depot was redeveloped into a residential area Laguna City in the late 80s and early 90s. Tank farm at McMurdo Station , Antarctica An oil terminal (also called a tank farm , tankfarm , oil installation or oil depot ) is an industrial facility for the storage of oil, petroleum and petrochemical products, and from which these products are ...

  9. Logistics center - Wikipedia

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    A logistics center, or depot, is a facility dedicated to logistical operations. A logistics center might be a warehouse , freight forwarder , or a repair depot . The United States Air Force (USAF) is serviced by three air logistics centers (also known as depots) at which Maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) operations are performed: